Ford is shifting its focus to hybrid vehicles and conventional gas-powered models, and it’s repurposing two new assembly plants that suddenly have nothing to make.
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Ford has rehired some 300 experienced engineers and technical specialists over the past three years after determining that artificial intelligence and automated quality systems alone were not enough to improve vehicle quality.
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Supplier relations improved for all six major North American automakers in 2026 despite tariff pressures and electric vehicle cost challenges, according to Plante Moran’s annual Working Relations Index study.
Assembly line tools and production processes played an important behind-the-scenes role in the development of many of the most popular attractions at Disney theme parks.
WASHINGTON—In a move that harkens back to World War II, U.S. defense officials have held talks with Ford Motor Co. and General Motors about producing military equipment and weapons.
CHICAGO—Ford Motor Co.’s historic Chicago Assembly Plant recently built a one-of-a-kind Explorer for Pope Leo XIV, who grew up just a few miles from the factory.
DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. and China’s Geely Auto are in preliminary discussions for a potential partnership that could see Ford’s excess production capacity in Europe used to build Geely vehicles, sources familiar with the talks told Reuters.
